The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-09-15

South HAVEN, MfCH., Sept. Sd, 81.
DEAR NEws sHERALDt t-Seeing copy
Of the familiar old paper up hefe in the
house OF friend, reminds me Of the
friends Of old Highland, and II line
from the lake shore Of old Michigan
would give one Of them either pleasure
or amusement, its jotting down will
only be pleasure 10 the scribbler.
Boarding the train at Russells we paid
for two tickets to the Queen City and
seated ourselves In the coach. Thinking
we were now free from the cares OF filthy
lucre, we leaned back with great self
complacency to enjoy our ride; but
when our gentlemanly friend, Billy Bur
icy, CAME around and was handed our
tickets, he inquired to what point we
had purchased them. We informed
him we had paid to 90 to Cincinnati,
but he politely informed US they would
take us back to Hillsboro. All our rap.
turous delusion was dispelled and we
we're brought back to q realizing sense
Of the shillings-but we had started out
for sport and 80 shelled out again and
went on our way rejoicing.
On reaching Blanchester the Midland
train came down packed with humanity,
and we could only get standing room.
All went smoothly till we started ON the
down grade toward Loveland, when our
speed was accelerated, and ON the short
curves the coaches swayed and rocked
till those standing had to clutch the
seats to keep from being dashed across
the cars-and on they sped, rushing
across the Little Miami track, and only
brought up after they had crossed the
river. The air brakes did not work
right or could not check the heavy load.
Some trembled for the consequence if
the least disarrangement should happen
to road or cars, but most laughed with
the excitement, as they dashed on to
see "Rome Under Nero," which seemed
to be the center of attraction. A grand
exhibition Of mans ingenuity and power
of deception, but a. all Of Ewes de.
scendants seem to enjoy novelty, and
even deception when it Is not intended
for harm, all must have enjoyed this.
When the tyrant had sated his brutality
and capricious vengeance, and given the
city to the Aames-the delusion here is
certainly complete as the maddening
flames in their fury wrapped the noble
buildings in their curling embrace and
square after square went down. Col
umns and statues seemed to crumble
before the intense heat. We did not
think all the artists in the government
could renew those paintings each day,
and in our simplicity we inquired if the
city was really consumed, and were in
formed therein was the deception. II
was not the eternal burning and not
consuming" but we thought man had
got some hints from Pluto. But why
talk Of shams when nature is all reality.
Leaving Cincinnati on the Grand
Gapids & Indiana R. R. we sped north
ward through the gas-belt, drinking in
the beautiful prospect Of the rich coun.
try until we reached Sturgis prairie in
Michigan, when we were compelled to
yield the palm of beauty to it a. it
spread out before us in it's luxuriance.
We watched the orchards on the road,
hoping to see some sign Of fruit, but
none rewarded our watch until we
neared the Michigan line when 10 what
. change came over our vision. Or
chards bending under their burdens and
luscious peaches In abundance. How
they disappeared when we got in reach
Of them can only be conjectured. The
effect Of the drouth IL every where visi-
BILE, In the short corn crop and dried up
pastures.
But why talk OF crops and fruit. We
started to the lakes, and now we are
seated on the extreme end of the pier
close TO the lighthouse in Lake Michi-
gan, looking out on the blue expanse OF
water, . sight that would repay q jour.
ney of thousand miles to one who
never beheld It. Looking ont on not an
amphitheatre of hills, but OF water ris.
ing in quiet grandeur a. far a. the eye
can reach, and when the waves are
high, breaking into millions of white
caps which dance and sparkle in the